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AmberJslimsAWAY
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I had an avocado for lunch....250 CALORIES!!!! HOLY CRAP!!! I love these things! Why do they have so many freaking calories?! 250 is a lot for a 1200 calorie diet. I'm going to go over today :grumble:
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guess this was a pretty pointless post....2
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I think you'll be fine.
They're full of healthy fat, iron, magnesium, a lot of B vitamins, calcium, phosphorus, and potassium. Yes, they're high in calories, but they're so good for you!
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Avocados are yummy. I eat half in a sitting. Are you excercising?....if so you can burn some of the 250 calories back!!!1
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I KNOW!!! I'm so disappointed because before June of last year when I joined MFP I had eaten avacados almost every day and now I barely eat them at all and I hate that because they are one of my fave foods.
I would say just cut it up for sandwiches and salads but don't eat the entire thing in one sitting like I had once or it will surely gang up on you. I did see on Dr. Oz this week that avocados do help reduce belly fat and curb hunger. THOSE are your benefits...if you go over your calorie count just work out a little bit. No harm in that.0 -
I love avacados toooo!
What sucks is you cant really just eat half though; the other half gets all brown if you try and save it. I guess I could just scrape the surface off...
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Everything is about balance. I can think of ALOT of things that I would eat before that were 250 calories. And an avocado is a way better choice than any of those things. I eat half and save the other half for the next day or give it to my hubby. I love them and will not give them up.1
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haha, I think avocados are actually awesome, only 250 calories for something so incredibly filling and tasty, with minerals, vitamins, yummy fat, and fiber? How do you top that?
but I'm also not crazy enough to try and restrict myself to 1200 calories a day so its a lot easier to work it into my day.1 -
I've eaten a 1/4 avocado almost everyday for a year now. This way I get to enjoy myself, but cut down on the calories by only have 1/4.0
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I've eaten a 1/4 avocado almost everyday for a year now. This way I get to enjoy myself, but cut down on the calories by only have 1/4.
How do you keep the rest from it from browning? Just air tight container, cellophane and some lime juice?0 -
Yep, 1/4 avocado all tlhe time (up to half a day). 1/4 in salad . . . then 1/4 later in sandwich . . . Avocado is a butter substitute, so great on a baked potatoe. All delish things in moderation.
And yes, I store the balance in tupperware and squirt lemon juice on it. It does brown a tad but it is still good.1 -
I eat one almost every day.0
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I say go for it. I'm on the low low end of the calorie scale as well. Avocados are so good for you don't even think twice if you go over your caloric intake for the day. When they are perfect, I'll sometimes have two a day. A dear friend of mine is following this book "Clean" by Alejandro Junger. I think it's like the militant version of Tosca Reno's Eat Clean books. But based on what it teaches she is eating a TON of avocados. She's dropped like 50 pounds in three months.0
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Avocados are sooo good and they're good for you! On vacation in Hawaii recently, I got big huge giant avocados and ate 1/2 of it in one sitting..no dinner that night. I was full until the next morning. I wish we got those here (or the TSA let me bring them on the plane..) Anyways, don't sweat it!0
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Just eat a whole avocado lol. Its so good. I eat 400calorie avocado per day. on 1600 net diet.0
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avocados are great, and you should like and enjoy what you eat its just a matter of balance. Keep it up, I think I will try to add it to my menu!1
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I love avacados toooo!
What sucks is you cant really just eat half though; the other half gets all brown if you try and save it. I guess I could just scrape the surface off...
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Mmmm yummmm I love avocados! Lol Honestly, I wouldn't sweat it! They're great for you. You'll be just fine0
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As long as you leave the seed in the half that you are saving it doesn't really go brown by the next day.0
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I ate a whole one yesterday on top of my salad for dinner to knock out some extra cals. I love avocado.0
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What do u eat them with? I eat like a slice or 2 with puerto rican rice with a little salt sprinkled over top of the avocado and thats really yummy. But I'm open to new recipes, just wondering.0
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